Introduction

NOTE: The data and findings below are drafts subject to change and some pieces are still in the QA process.

RACE COUNTS provides a 3D view of racial equity:
PERFORMANCE: How well people are doing. The higher the circle, the better the performance.
DISPARITY: How racial groups compare to one another. The further right the circle, the greater the differences by race.
IMPACT: The total population. The bigger the circle, the larger the population.


Purple counties: Gains at Risk;
Orange counties: Prosperity for the Few;
Yellow counties: Struggling to Prosper;
Red counties: Stuck and Unequal.

Key Findings

  • Central Valley counties exhibit lower economic performance and greater racial disparity in economic opportunity and wages compared to other counties. (See scatterplot on Economic Opportunity Index and People Ages 18-64 Earning A Living Wage (%))

  • NH-White and Asian residents across the counties have higher per capita income compared to other racial groups, who earn below the average income rate for all groups. (See bar chart on Per Capita Income ($))

  • NH-AIAN, NH-Black, and Latinx residents have incomes that fall below the cost-of-living-adjusted poverty rate. (See bar chart on Households Above Real Cost Measure ($))

  • Pacific Islanders, Latinx, AIAN, and NH-Black residents are far less likely to be employed as officials or managers. (See bar chart on People Ages 18-64 in labor Force who are Employed as Officials or Managers per 1k People)

Race/Ethnicity Notes


1) “Other” race includes those who identify with a race outside of the specifically named categories, such as Asian, White, etc.
2) Race labels for bar charts: The “NH_” prefix signifies that a group is non-Latinx (excludes Latinx).
3) The “two_or_more” group represents those who identify as Two or More Races.

Indicators

Economic Opportunity Index

  • Most Central Valley counties have lower than average performance, with most having higher than average disparity as well.

  • All Bay Area counties have higher than average performance with low levels of disparity on the Economic Opportunity Index. However, Marin, Napa, and San Francisco also have higher than average levels of disparity.

Living Wage

Scatterplot

  • Most Central Valley counties have below average performance on this measure.

  • All Bay Area counties have high performance and all but two (Marin and Napa) below average disparity measures.

State Barchart

*Nh-Black, Latinx, and AIAN workers are less likely to earn a living wage compared to the average rate across all groups.

County Barchart

Employment Status

Scatterplot

  • Most counties in the Northern California region have lower than average performance when it comes to this measure.

  • Counties with larger populations are generally in the Purple Quadrant (Lower Disparity, Higher Performance).

State Barchart

  • Only the Black, AIAN, and NH-White employment rates are lower than the state average (59.3%).

  • The rate of employment for Black residents is 1.2 times lower than the group with the highest rate.

County Barchart

Internet Access

Scatterplot

  • Counties with larger populations tend to have more access to the internet and are in the Purple Quadrant (Lower Disparity, Higher Performance).

  • There does seem to be a link between lower disparity and higher performance on this measure.

State Barchart

  • More than 9 in 10 Californians have internet access.
  • The internet access rate for Black, Latinx, AIAN, Pacific Islander, and Other race residents are lower than the average rate for all groups.

County Barchart

Per Capita Income

Scatterplot

  • Per capita income performance is close to average in all quadrants, except in the Orange quadrant (Higher Disparity, Higher Performance). There is a lot of variation in performance (average Per Capita Income) among that group.

State Barchart

  • Non-Hispanic White and Asian residents have above-average per capita income compared to other groups.

County Barchart

Officials & Managers

Scatterplot

  • Counties with larger populations tend to have lower disparity levels for this measure.
  • San Luis Obispo has the worst racial disparity by far on this measure, in part due to lower rates for Latinx residents.

State Barchart

  • Non-Hispanic White workers are 2.4 times more likely to be employed as officials or managers than Latinx workers.

County Barchart

Real Cost Measure

Scatterplot

  • Counties with larger populations have below average measures of disparity.
  • Marin County has the most racial disparity on this measure by far, in part due to lower rates for Latinx residents.

State Barchart

*NH-AIAN, Black, and Latinx residents earn incomes below the cost-of-living-adjusted poverty rate.

County Barchart

Connected Youth

Scatterplot

  • Performance is close to average in all quadrants, except Red (Higher Disparity, Lower Performance) and Yellow (Lower Disparity, Lower Performance). There is a lot of variation in performance (average Connected Youth Rate) among those groups.

  • Mendocino county has the most racial disparity on this measure by far, in part due to lower rates for NH-AIAN youth.

State Barchart

  • Black youth have a rate of 13.4 percentage points lower than the group with the highest rate.

County Barchart

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